My BFF Emily told me of a transcendent experience. KARAOKE NAILS on Mott and Grand in Chinatown, NY. I don’t think it happens daily, but this one Chinese salon hosts Karaoke Nails day, where their tagline (I kid you not) is “Harmonize While Your Nails Dry.” GENUIS. This is an amazing business model that should [...]

Beach House is like faded cassette tape you’d find in your dreams.
Listening to Teen Dream! But boo for the fact that they’re not playing in LA during their tour.
Via Lisa.

“Mannequin” - that late 80s critical dartboard that raced up the charts faster than Starship’s ‘’No Protection” album - is the latest Reagan-era favourite to go the remake route.
The newly relaunched Gladden Entertainment are said to be in early development on the redo of the ‘window dresser goes gaga for loose doll’ comedy.
Will just this [...]

When kids sing it’s kind annoying, cheesy, even creepy, like “It’s a small world”. But there are exceptions. Like that kid’s choir a few years back who sang David Bowie’s Space Odessey. That was still creepy but kind of cool.
I dunno who’s picking out songs for the kids at PS22 in Staten Island, but they’re [...]

Going through a bunch of old family photos and found this early instance of microphone fiending. I was sitting with my little friends at the foot of the Statue of Liberty, singing Mary Had A Little Lamb. The mic might have plugged into my dad’s super8 cam. What I would give to have that footage!

In this month’s Answer Fella in Esquire, I let the distinguished gentlemen readers know the answer to this burning question:
So you’ve been dragged out to a karaoke bar with your girlfriend and her entourage. If forced to sing, what is the ultimate song?
Read my expert advice in Esquire. Apparently, another karaoke fiend Sarah Lewitinn (DJ [...]

Sometimes karaoke box rooms dank with peeling wood paneling from 1975, but whore house? I know in Asian sketchier karaoke places are synonymous with prostitution. I mean, they do rent by the hour. Here are some Manhattan puritans getting up in arms about the oldest Asian profession. Um, karaoke!

Will it be a flesh joint — [...]

It was the only parody they hadn’t done. Flight of the Conchords Bret karaokes in Korean, complete with the Asian karaoke video, nonsensical lyrics (”he looks at you with the qualities of a pheasant”) and random tourist destination imagery.
To note: while watching this, my mom came over and asked me if I was listening to [...]

Dearest Parisa of Pillows fame recaps our adventures in lower Chinatown. This includes forcing a certain guy to sing Sisters of Mercy just for kicks.
I suppose no one (except for us) goes to Winnie’s on a Sunday before a presidential Monday. Old the Chinese patrons don’t even compete with us for airtime. Oh why do [...]

Thanks Lisa for the post about the party + book on the Bust blog!!